Does TV Make You Feel Less Lonely?

Four new studies by the University at Buffalo and Miami University of Ohio found that watching TV can drive away feeling of loneliness and rejection. The studies are reported in the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology and suggest that watching TV provides viewers with the illusion that their social needs are being met.

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Children of centenarians—who usually inherit both longevity and personality traits from their parents—are on average more outgoing, agreeable, and less neurotic, according to a new study.
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